iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF $NEAR Shares Acquired by Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.

Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in shares of iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF (BATS:NEAR) by 2,461.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,833,023 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,683,358 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. owned about 0.06% of iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF worth $195,867,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Kelleher Financial Advisors acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $76,000. Maseco LLP acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $88,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF by 11.2% during the 4th quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 2,293 shares of the company’s stock valued at $117,000 after acquiring an additional 231 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC raised its position in shares of iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF by 7.4% during the 3rd quarter. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 3,178 shares of the company’s stock valued at $163,000 after acquiring an additional 220 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF Price Performance

NEAR stock opened at $50.61 on Friday. iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF has a 12-month low of $50.58 and a 12-month high of $51.37. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $50.80 and its 200 day simple moving average is $51.04.

About iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF

The iShares Short Maturity Bond ETF (NEAR) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund aims to maximize income and preserve capital using very short maturity, USD-denominated global fixed income securities in an actively-managed fund. NEAR was launched on Sep 25, 2013 and is managed by BlackRock.